Ashley Bingham, of Hudson, N.H., and her fiance, Ryan Callahan, were due to mail a deposit check Monday morning for Lakeview Pavillion, but the Foxborough, Mass., reception venue burned down over the weekend.

"I never realized how competitive the wedding market was, so places are already booked up to a year and a half in advance," Bingham said.

For weeks, Bingham was hunting for the perfect place for her wedding reception.

"So we looked at places in New Hampshire and Rhode Island and in the middle, and when we went to Lakeview, we just fell in love with it," she said. "We loved the staff, the venue, the décor -- everything about it."

Bingham and Callahan picked a date for fall 2015 and got ready to book Lakeview.

"So, we got the church secured and have the contract in hand ready to mail this Monday, today," she said.

But now, she'll have to wait. Saturday night, Bingham's phone lit up with text messages from friends telling her Lakeview was on fire. The flames broke out during a wedding.

"We are obviously thankful foremost that nobody got hurt in the event," Bingham said. "Now, our question is do we hold out in hopes that they rebuild and still try to move forward with the venue since it is a year and a half away, or do we go back to square one and figure out what's next?"

Bingham said she feels badly for other brides and grooms who had booked Lakeview in the coming weeks and months. She said that at least she and Callahan have some time on their side.

Investigators said they believe the fire was sparked by a cigarette discarded in some mulch.

The owners of Lakeview promised to return deposits to 200 couples who had booked their receptions through the fall of 2015 and help them find other venues. The owners said they plan to rebuild.